About Me
Dr. Winkelman studies issues at the intersection of criminal justice and health, with particular interest in Medicaid, substance use disorders, and health care utilization. This is where he focuses his time and research as the co-leader of the Healthcare, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab at Hennepin Healthcare.
Biography
Dr. Winkelman works closely with Hennepin County in Minnesota on cross-sector data projects that integrate criminal justice, health care, housing, and social service data to inform county policy and programs. These projects inform public policy across multiple departments and serve as a model for evidence-based policy across the state and country. Dr. Winkelman recently lead efforts to implement medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in the Hennepin County jail and is one of two physicians who treat patients with opioid use disorder while incarcerated. Dr. Winkelman is the site-PI at Hennepin Healthcare for the National Institute of Drug Abuse funded Justice Community Innovation Network, which aims to improve opioid use disorder treatment for individuals involved in the criminal justice system. He has written about the impact of the Affordable Care Act on individuals in the criminal justice system and the overlapping epidemics of mass incarceration and opioid use in the United States. He has also led early work on the evolving nature of the opioid crisis, which is now complicated by rising rates of methamphetamine use. In addition to these interests, Dr. Winkelman has led and collaborated on work to understand substance use trends during pregnancy and associated impacts on infants. His work has been published in JAMA Network Open, JAMA Pediatrics, American Journal of Public Health, and Health Affairs and has been featured on NPR, TIME, Forbes, and the New York Times.
Education
BS University of Saint Thomas 2007
St. Paul, Minnesota
Chemistry, summa cum laude
MD University of Minnesota Medical School 2011
Minneapolis, Minnesota
With honors
Residency Internal Medicine and Pediatrics 2011 – 2015
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fellowship Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2015 – 2017
Clinical Scholars Program
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
MSc Health and Healthcare Research 2016
University of Michigan, Rackham Graduate School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Contact
Email: Tyler.Winkelman@hcmed.org
